HONESTY & IDIOMS
Although Mia insisted she was telling the truth, I knew she was hiding something. I could __________________________ her immediately.
see right through
Despite having completely different personalities, they __________ immediately and talked for hours.
hit it off
When I asked whether he had taken my headphones, he just __________ his shoulders and walked away.
shrugged
If he __________ breaking his promises, nobody will trust him anymore.
The police found the bag, but they still haven’t identified its __________.
rightful owner
He didn’t invent the whole story, but he definitely __________ to avoid admitting that the accident was his fault.
bent the truth
I haven’t spoken to Josh since I __________ him over something he posted online.
fell out with
To my __________, I realised halfway through the presentation that I had been showing the wrong slides.
embarrassment
If I __________ what had really happened, I wouldn’t accuse her without evidence.
knew
They created a __________ to collect small donations from hundreds of people online.
rowdfunding site
You can try to convince everyone else, but you won’t __________. I saw what happened with my own eyes.
pull the wool over my eyes
I trusted her to help me when I needed her most, but she completely __________.
let me down
She didn’t say she was angry, but she crossed her arms and __________ at me.
frowned
Rewrite using unless:
You need to apologise, or she won’t forgive you.
unless you apologise
After several difficult years, she finally managed to __________ all her debts.
pay off
They strongly disagreed at first, but after discussing the issue for nearly an hour, they finally began to __________.
see eye to eye
Tom had liked Emma for months before he finally found the courage to __________.
ask her out
His __________ was obvious when his best friend received an award and he immediately started criticising him.
jealousy
You can use my laptop __________ you return it tomorrow.
as long as
Keeping the money would have solved his problems, but he decided to __________ and return it.
do the right thing
Mark constantly tells his brother not to lie, yet he regularly makes up excuses himself. He should really __________.
practice what he preaches
Kate was furious when she discovered that Anna had been __________ instead of speaking to her directly.
talking about her behind her back
After moving abroad alone, she found the first few months difficult because of the __________ she experienced.
loneliness
Rewrite using provided:
I’ll support the campaign only if I know where the money is going.
provided that I know
There is no evidence that Adam broke the window, so for now I’m going to __________.
give him the benefit of the doubt